Thornton decides not to appeal pipeline decision to supreme court
Editor’s note: This report was updated with a comment from Larimer County.
THORNTON — The city of Thornton has decided not to appeal to the state Supreme Court an appeals court decision that upheld Larimer County’s denial of a water pipeline permit.
Thornton, which bought farms and water rights in Larimer County in the 1980s with the intent of moving the water to the growing Denver suburb, has run up against objections to a proposed 48-inch pipeline that would convey the water from above Fort Collins east to Weld County, then south to Thornton.
The city posted a notice on its website…
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